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has my browser been infected by virus?
Please be patient with me, I'm super stupid when it comes to software and software terminology:
Anyway, my wife was listening to music on utube and then she clicked out of that website.
The monitor returned to our desktop but then a small window automatically opened.
Along the top of this window was written:
Launch Internet Explorer Browser Properties
Then below were tabs labeled:
"General", "Short cuts". "compatibility" "Security", "Details."
She clicked the X to close this small window then went to the Status bar(?) along the bottom
of the monitor screen to re-enter the Internet by clicking on the Explorer icon, but then the same small window opened up again!
She called me and I had the same problem, the icon which once directly opened the Explorer browser now only opened this small window of properties.
I have on the desktop shortcuts to other websites so I clicked on one which took me to the Internet but then I had trouble when I clicked on "Favorites"....the drop down menu only flickered and wouldn't stay open.
Thinking that my wife's visit to utube had caused us to pick up a virus I ran my anti-virus program but nothing showed up.
I then once more opened this annoying little window and took a full look at all the options displayed:
In the short cut tab was a fill-in line which had the following words:
"%HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%"
what in hell is that???
Is that some kind of bug/virus or is that normal software terminology?
Did I find the dirty deed someone secretly installed in my computer
or am I just going nuts?....;-)
Thanks for any and all advice
PS: No thanks, I don't need medication...;-)